Scott Francis

Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

Infusion

Rock West Composites opens Tijuana-based production facility

The new Tijuana, Mexico location’s production work will include resin infusion, bladder molding, roll wrapping, wet layup and precision composite assembly.

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Carbon Fibers

Cincinnati Inc. launches new carbon fiber-reinforced resin for additive manufacturing

New material for Cincinnati Inc.’s Small Area Additive Manufacturing system (SAAM) is designed for custom tooling and fixture applications

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Aerospace

UTC Aerospace Systems partners with Aernnova Aerospace

The two companies have signed a letter of intent for a strategic collaboration focused on advancing aircraft structural composites design and architectures.

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Construction

ACMA praises America's Water Infrastructure Act

Section 1208 of the bill directs the US Army Corps of Engineers to study the performance of innovative materials like composites in water resources infrastructure.

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RTM

New Products: October 2018

CW’s monthly roundup of new products for the composites industry – this month has seen innovations from Hennecke, Park Electrochemical Corp., BriskHeat, Verisurf, Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., Techsil, Evonik, Airtech and Roth.

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Aerospace

American Magic announces Airbus as innovation partner in America's Cup bid

Airbus will allocate engineering resources and modeling expertise to assist in the design optimization of American Magic’s future AC75 racing boat.

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Consumer

CAMX Show Daily available for download

All three issues of the 2018 CAMX Show Daily are available to read online or for download.

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Aerospace

Unitech Composites to provide composite weapons pylons for Afghan Black Hawk helicopters

Unitech’s LASS weapons pylons are lighter than legacy metallic EFS plyons and they reduce drag and maintain a neutral lift. 

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Out of Autoclave

Hennecke announces second generation STREAMLINE metering machine for HP-RTM

The second generation of Hennecke’s STREAMLINE metering machines for HP-RTM and CLEARRIM/clearmelt applications boasts improved production flexibility. 

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Weaving

New prepreg material designed for advanced radome systems

Park Electrochemical Corp.’s RadarWave materials are said to exhibit transmissivity properties similar to those of higher cost materials used to manufacture advanced radome systems.

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Aerospace

Scorpius Space Launch Company unveils carbon fiber cryogenic high pressure tanks

SSLC’s vessels are built with carbon fiber materials and the company’s proprietary Sapphire 77 cryogenic resin system and feature anti-slosh baffles.

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Automotive

Haydale to develop graphene enhanced composite tooling and automotive body panels

Through development in this core strategic area, Haydale is looking to reduce cycle times, as well as reduce weight and increase performance of component material.

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